Diaries of an independent traveller

Hungary

The view from atop the Buda Castle Hill is superb! Having covered its history and role in the life of Buda last week, I wanted to show you more of the beautiful Castle District. The area along the Danube, which contains the Buda Castle District and the Houses Of Parliament on the Pest side, is …

Whenever I travel I always seem to collect a large array of books and brochures as I go along, which then come home with me! I finally got round to sorting out some of the mementos last week from our Hungarian Travels in April. I thoroughly enjoyed our four days in Budapest once …

A selection of some of the local dishes on offer. Of course you can get anything you like in Budapest it does have all the usual cosmopolitan eateries you’d expect in a modern city but if you want to try local stuff be prepared for hearty goulashes and stews they definitely don’t hold back on …

Budapest in 4 days (well 3 really once you take into account travel time, airport transfers etc). Budapest is actually 2 cities, the more hilly and older Buda and the much flatter and more modern Pest. As independent travellers it took a day or so to get our bearings. The language is incomprehensible and apart …

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